Mullets (comic strip)

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Mullets
Author(s) Steve McGarry [1]
Illustrator(s) Rick Stromoski [1]
Current status/scheduleConcluded daily & Sunday strip
Launch dateNovember 24, 2003 (November 24, 2003) [2]
End dateJanuary 15, 2005 (January 15, 2005)
Syndicate(s) Universal Press Syndicate [3]
Genre(s)Humor

Mullets was an American comic strip by Rick Stromoski and Steve McGarry. The comic revolved around the characters Kevin and Scab, two dim-witted friends (with mullet haircuts) who shared a trailer and worked at a place called Mildew's Hardware Store. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tiziano, Thomas Dossena. "'Soup To Nutz,' A Family Affair: Exclusive Interview With Cartoonist Rick Stromoski," L'ideaMagazine.com (17 September 2014).
  2. McLeod, Susanna. "Rick Stromoski, Creator of Soup to Nutz," [usurped] The Cartoonists (April 29, 2005).
  3. Astor, Dave. "Cartoonist’s Pro-Kerry Signs Stolen," Editor & Publisher (September 22, 2004).
  4. "Mullets". February 3, 2007. Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)